Jun 22 Cycle World - July 2017

Fuller Moto Custom 1,600cc V-4 Motus

BRYAN FULLER BUILDS A MEAN MOTORCYCLE

Before I ramble on with hyperbole, some facts. This bike weighs about 100 pounds less than a stock Motus. And, like all Motus motor­cycles, as you may have heard, its 1,600cc, V-4 engine was refined by Pratt & Whitney and is basically half of a Corvette engine. It has more torque off idle than any literbike has at any rpm whatsoever. One doesn’t wind up even a stock Motus to do a wheelie; you just roll on some throttle. Torque flight, no?

Now wearing gear, I straddled the bike again. This time it was my thumb about to press the start button. I knew what would happen. I placed my feet out wide.